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MULTICULTURALISM AND DYSPHAGIA
Clinicians can simply choose the pictures required for a
treatment session, and print them in colour or black and
white. Second, it provides an option of carrying out therapy
on the computer. This allows clinicians to choose a therapy
approach (e.g., minimal pairs) and sounds to contrast (based
on the target error pattern). The program provides a list of
word pairs using these sounds, and the clinician can show
these to the client on screen, one pair at a time. Using this
approach allows for very simple scoring, recording and
graphing of results.
SCIP was easy to install and fairly easy to navigate once
oriented to the different features. It may take a while for new
users to become familiar with all of the features, and some
features and navigation buttons are not obvious to find or
use. However, the CD also contains video tutorials as well as
useful help features and a detailed manual.
The range of pictures provided is excellent and includes all
consonant sounds in word initial and final position, and
vowel sounds. Words that are proper names (e.g., Faye) and
nonsense words have a number of illustrations to choose
from. Another advantage of the program is that pictures can
be printed in black and white or colour. Both options provide
great looking pictures, although they may work out to be
fairly costly in terms of printer ink because of the level of
detail and shading.
For clinicians who would like to use SCIP for computer-
based treatment, the cost and the (fairly minimal) time
investment in learning the software is likely to be
counterbalanced by the ease and efficiency of choosing
appropriate pictures for the target error pattern and treatment
approach, scoring attempts, and keeping track of client
progress.
Speech Pathology Australia is very pleased that Dr Jacqueline Roberts has
accepted the Association’s invitation to be the National Tour speaker for
2009.
Jacqueline Roberts, BA (Hons), Dip. Teach, B Applied Science (Speech
Pathology), Ph.D, is an Associate Professor at the University of Canberra,
Faculty of Education, and the team leader of the National Education and
Training Team for the Australian Autism Education and Training
Consortium (AAETC). The Consortium is providing professional
development for teachers and school leaders and for parents and carers of
children with autism across Australia as part of the Federal Government
Helping Children with Autism package.
Dr Roberts will be presenting a two-day workshop across Australia on
Autism of day one being to deepen understanding of autism with
particular focus on the characteristics of autism which impact on learning
and participation in home, school and community, and the focus of day
two being on intervention, treatment and management of autism.
Dr Roberts will be running a series of workshops nationally for Speech
Pathology Australia in 2009. The planned itinerary is as follows (but may
be subject to change):
The first leg of the Tour confirmed as:
• 17/18 April in Mackay
• 20/21 April 2009 in Canberra
• 11/12 June in Hobart
• 26/27 June in Brisbane
• 13/14 August in Darwin
• 7/8 September in Griffith
• 10/11 September in Melbourne
• 19 September in Sydney
• 2/3 November in Adelaide
• 5/6 November 2009 in Perth
We look forward to seeing you at the National Tour workshops. Please
refer to the National Tour webpage under Cont Professional Development
on the Speech Pathology Australia website for further information.
National Tour
2009